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ARCHIE CROWDER takes a big swing in the opening game oi me Little League season. (Photo by Jack singles)
■*C*MON in. the water’s fine!”
Raeford’s swimming pool
The cool clear water of
sure looks Inviting. Judging
from the expressions, it is just that. (Photo by Jack Singles)
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THVRSDA Y. JINE i:i. 196.1
Red Sox Win Two;
Play 4 Fri.-Sat.
Pauls Victims Massey Hill
Last Weekend Southern Pines
Start Recreation
Programs In County
The Raeford Red Sox downed
St. Pauls In both ends of a
doubleheader played at the
Armory Park Friday night.
The locals took the first game
/ 8-6 and the second 6-4. The
win enabled the sox to move Into
a tie for third place In the
newly formed Tobacco State
Slow Pitch Softball League.
In the opening game Raeford
trailed 6-5 going Into the 6th
Inning when A1 Bruketa led off
with a walk. Odell Hardin then
forced Bruketa at second and
when John Manuel, who batted
for Warllck. singled. It enabled
LInwood Huffman, who was
running for Hardin, to go to
dilrd.
It looked as If the Saints might
escape undamaged when Hottel
popped to the short stop but
Marlon Wood then unleashed
his third hit of the game, a
mighty, base clearing homerun
that barely eluded a last ditch
effort by the Saints’ right-
fielder. Charlie Hottel set
St. Pauls down in order in the
seventh inning to preserve the
8-6 victory. Hottel and Bruketa
also aided the 13-hit local attact
with two hits apiece, while Bill
Norris pounded out three
singles to lead St. Pauls.
In the second game the Sox
1 jumped off to a three-run lead
In the first Inning when Marvin
(See ST. PAULS, Page 10)
Raeford’s Red Sox Soft-
ball team will tackle two more
tough opponents this week as
they prepare for the district
tournament which will be held
in Raeford in July,
Friday night Massey Hill
comes to Armory Park for a
double header while on Satur
day night the locals entertain
Southern Pines in a twin bill
which is a league encounter.
Massey Hill Is a veteran out
fit led by "Goose” Arnette and
”Hoggy” Miller, whe add a
lot of fire and spirit to any
game in which they participate
The hitting power will also be
aided by J. D. Bradford, the
district all-Star leftfielder and
current coach of the Cumber
land County American Legion
team.
The "Galloping Ghosts” of
Southern Pines are five times
city league champs and showed
up very well in last year’s
tournament.
With the two top league
clubs of Red Springs and Lau-
rinburg battling in Laurlnburg
Saturday night, either Raeford
or SouAern Pines can move
up in the standings by sweeping
both games.
STANDINGS AS OF" 6AO/63
(See MASSEY HILL. Page 10)
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"I’LL EAT SOME If you try it
stares on as though she thinks
first”, says Ann McLean to Penny Williamson. Marianne Johnson
it might bite back. (Staff Photo by Jack Singles)
Library Starts Brenda Strother Winner
Reading Club
The Hoke County Library has
ihnounced its plans for the
Summer Reading Club. It be
gan Monday, June 10, and will
continue through Saturday, July
27.
Children in grades 1 through
6 are invited. Mrs. Cameron
is stressing quality of books
this summer, rather than quan
tity. Each child will be asked
to read on his level.
Pins will be given for the
first five books read, and cer
tificates for 15. Children who
read 15 books will also have
their names engraved on the
reading train.
A party will climax the
reading program.
In 4-H Dress Revue
1963-1964 Teacher List
Given For Hoke County
With the exception ot a re
placement for Wesley Camp
bell, retiring principal of West
Hoke School, and a few others,
most of the Hoke County
teachers for the 1963-64 year
have bp**" hired, according to
a repot ctromoupLW.'i.GiDson
Jr.
Employed by the school
system during the past session
were 172 teachers. Gibson
said that no report had been
received as to whether or not
any Hoke school would gain
or lose a teacher.
^ Still to be hired are teachers
for band and library, for
English, and for coach and so
cial studies at Hoke High. The
Raeford Elementary needs a
special education teacher and
* a seventh grade instructor.
Up church needs a fifth grade
teacher and West Hoke needs
fourth and second grade
teachers. Burlington has its
full slate signed up but Scur-
lock needs a fifth grade teacher.
Those already elected arej
HOKE HIGH SCHOOL
Dewey W. Huggins, Jr., Prin
cipal; Lena Smith, English;
Frances H. McLean, English,
French; Annie H. Gore, Latin,
English; Louise G. Wright,
Commercial; Pauline F. Mc-
Fadyen, French, English;
George Wood, History; Pearl
S. Cole, Math; HelenM. Dupree,
Biology; Thomas G. Wilkinson,
Science; Judy L. Keever, His
tory, Phy. Ed.; Emily M. Smith
English; Clifton R. Hayes,
Math; John Calvin Young, Busi
ness Math; Frances A. Miller,
Music; Betty D. Upchurch,
I Music; William P. Phillips,
Agriculture; Alfted K. Leach,
agriculture; Margaret H.
Peden, Home Ec.; Vernon
Crumpler, Hist. & Scl.; Mrs.
Ruth McNeill, Bookkeeping;
Vacant, Band & Librarian.
RAEFORD ELEM.
James W. Turlington, Prin
cipal; Harriet H. McFadyen,
8th; Almena A. McKelthan, Sth;
Blue M. Woodard, Sth; John M.
Walker, Sth; Marion H. Gatlin,
Sth: Katie M. Rlythe. 7th: Gladys
S. Colson, 7th: Vacant 7th; Roy
E. Young, 7th; Charlotte McD.
Wilkinson, 7th; Mary M.
McFadyen, 6th; Sadie C.
McLean, Sth; Helen L.
Miller. Sth; Ollie A, Biggs,
Sth; Mary J. White, Sth; Bar
bara W. Wheatley. 5th: Nannie
L. Thornberg. Sth; Willie P.
McPhaul. 5th: Rose A.Schnopp,
Sth.
JOHN W. McLAUCHIN
Lonnie W. Bledsoe, Prin
cipal; Josie A. Hodgin, 4th;
Mary A. Morris. 4th: Mary M,
Roberts, 4tn: Anne H. Bullard,
4th; Margaret Regan, 4th;
Sarah K. Epton, 3rd; Thelma
M. McPhaul, 3rd: Dona H.
Monroe, 3rd; Irene D.Thrower,
3rd: Ruria B. Warner, 3rd;
Nan L. Walters, 2nd: Bertha C.
Hardesty, 2nd; Linda Joyce Pat
terson, 2nd: Doris M.Johnston,
2nd; MaryH.Whitley. 2nd; Mary
P. Jones, 1st; Caroline M.
Parker. 1st: Mary G. Senter,
1st: Peggy Gillis, 1st; Neill
V. Snead, 1st: Shelvia J. Mc
Neill, 1st: Beulah M. Turner,
S, Ed., Phyllis T. Hall. Li
brarian.
(See TEACHERS, Page 10)
Approximately 100 people at
tended the 4-H Club dress re
vue held at the Presbyterian
Church Friday afternoon and
saw 34 contestants model their
own creations in competitive
manner.
Miss Brenda Strother, of
Ashley Heights was winner of
the dress division and will re
present Hoke County at the dis
trict revue which will be held
in Raeford June 26. If she is
a winner at the 17-county dis
trict event she will be a dis
trict representative at the state
revue to be held during 4-H
Week in Raleigh this summer.
Miss Strother modeled a
white brocade party dress fas
hioned with scooped neckline,
pleated skirt and fitted bodice.
Self-covered buttons were used
at the waist line and two pairs
of bows served to catch the
side pleats together. She car
ried a bag covered with the
same material and wore white
satin shoes.
Other winners were:
Dress division- second place
Jodie McNeill. Antioch; third,
Marie McFadyen, First St.,
Raeford.
Skirts and blouses -first, He
len Beasley, Lumber Bridge
Rt . 1; second, Kathy Berry,
Rockfish, third , Gloria Pad-
gette, Raeford.
Skirts, first, Pam Heath,
Rockfish; second. Linda Faye
Hayes, StonewalL
Aprons-Flrst Mickey Beas
ley, Lumber Bridge, second,
Gail Ellis, Lumber Bridge,
third, Judy English, Rockfish.
Miscellaneous - first, Linda
Moss, Ashemont, second,
Jackie Lee, Antioch; third.
Sherry Sawyer, Ashemont.
Adult leaders working with
the girls were, Mrs. Ed Bow
ling, Ashley Heights, Mrs.
N. F. Sinclair. Ashley Heights
Mrs. David Lindsay, Rock
fish; Mrs. Davie Hendrix,
Arabia, Mrs. James Boyles,
Antioch; Mrs. Jim Groom,
Mrs. James Douglas, and Mrs
Horace Ramsey, all of Rae
ford.
Approximately 75 club mem
bers and parents enjoyed a cook
out on the church grounds fol
lowing the revue.
Education,
Athletics
Stressed
A summer recreation pro
gram is now under way at the
Upchurch School. Principal G.
A. Page, has announced.
For the second year a two-
point program is being carried
out. An activity program on
die athletic field includes volley
ball, softball, baseball, tennis,
badminton, horseshoe, and
other games.
A less active, but educational
and entertaining program con
sists of a story hour, music
hour, arts and crafts classes
and reading.
All school children are in
vited to take part in the eight-
week supervised summer play.
At the close of the summer
diere will be a special enter
tainment to be staged by the
children for the public. Each
Friday during the summer all
children will be served free
(See EDUCATION, Page 10)
SITTING PRETTY - Miss Brenda Strother. 4-H’er of Ashley
Heights, wears a patty dress she made which won for her the
first place award in last Friday’s dress revue- The outfit with
pocketbood gloves and shoes to match, was designed by Miss
Strother.
A Sunday afternoon of high-
spirited fun became one of tra
gedy when a 13-year-old Negro
boy of Raeford Rt. 3. was drown
ed in die Robert Strother Pond
near Five Points.
After changing into a bathing
suit Walter Johnson, son of
Mr, and Mrs. G, W. Johnson
waded umesitanngly into the
pond stepping into water over
his head about six feet from
shore.
According to Sheriff Dave
Barrington, who investigated
the accident, two other lads,
wading with Robert, became
frightened only after seeing
dieir companion go under twice.
They ran for help and the she
riffs office was called at 1:15
p. m.
Members of the Raeford
Rescue Squad rushed to the
scene and within minutes af
ter a diving search began, found
the lifeless body about 10 feet
from shore.
Salary Bill
Left In
Committee
Neill A. McFadyen, county
representative, reported that
one of the bills he was requested
by the Hoke County Board of
Commissioners to present had
gone through favorably and
another was stopped short in
its tracks.
The bill asking for per
mission to hold a referendum
to decide whether or not county
commissioners would serve on
staggered terms was passed
but a second proposal which
would have raised the salaries
of county commissioners by
December 1964 rwver reached
either the House or Senate floor.
T. B. Lester, county auditor,
slad McFadyen reproted diat
before he was able to present
the latter bill the House speaker
requested that no more local
bills be introduced during the
short remainder of this session.
In other county business.
Lester said diat contracts had
not been let for renovation of
the public library but that
bidders are still being sought.
Baseball,
Basketball,
Dancing
The Hoke County Recreation
Program will get under way
Motley, George Wood, dir
ector. announced Tuesday.
Wood will be assist^ in
carrying on a full daily schedule
(Mon. Aru FrL) by Johnnie
Walker and Miss Judy Keever.
All three are high sdiool
teachers. Location will be
die Elementary SchooL
From 9-11:30 a-m. games and
activities will be conduaed for
the 6-9 year old group.
Hours from 2 to 4:30 p-m.
will be 'reserved for ages 10-
13.
Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day ni^ts will be teen-age
ni^ts. F rlday night eadi week
will be reserved for teen-age
dancing. Games and activities
will be enjoyed on the other
two nights.
Midget baseball for boys 8-10
years old will be plai^ on
Monday and Thursday morn
ings. beginning at 9o’clock. At
4:40 p.m. the Little League
(9 thru 12) will play.
On Mondays and Thursdays at
the same time the Junior Tar
Heel baseball team will compete
in a tii-county league. The
let^e will be made up of Red
Springs. Laurlnburg, Maxton,
Rowland, and Fairmont.
The Senior Tar Heel Base-
(See BASEBALL, Page 10)
Ice Water
Argument
Brings Death
Roben Lewis Allen. 21,
Negro, of Raeford. Rt. 1 is
being sought for the alleged
murder of Alonzo Alford. 43,
Negro.
Sheriff Dave Barrington said
that on May 35. Allen and Alford
were ei^aged in a fight when
Alford was struck on die head
with a {uece of 2x4The affray
was not reported until June &
Upon investigation the Sheriff
and his deputies found Alford
in bed in a semi-conscious ee»*
dition. He was rushed toCHaiwl
Hill Memorial Hospital wnere
he died .on die operating table.
According to the autopsy re
port death was caused ^ a
blow from a blounc Instrument.
The argunwnt started ever
a glass of ice water at the
home of Lucy Barber. It was
his understandlqg. the titeilff
said, that both men had beee
drinking.